Am I the only one who found it hypocritical of Sara to criticize Barry for changing the past? She and her Legends team have been doing exactly that in EVERY single episode this season.

In Legends of Tomorrow, the Legends right wrongs in history, called aberrations.
In Season 1, the aberrations were policed by the Time Masters, but when their allegiance with Vandal Savage forced the Legends to remove the Masters, they took on the responsibility of protecting history.
from https://www.inverse.com/article/24504-f ... w-timeline

Sara is pissed at Barry for going back in time to save his mother, acting with his own self-interest in mind.

In Legends of Tomorrow, the Legends right wrongs in history, called aberrations.
In Season 1, the aberrations were policed by the Time Masters, but when their allegiance with Vandal Savage forced the Legends to remove the Masters, they took on the responsibility of protecting history.
from https://www.inverse.com/article/24504-f ... w-timeline

Sara is pissed at Barry for going back in time to save his mother, acting with his own self-interest in mind.

I get it, but I'm not buying it. Every time they go back to fix abberations, they're doing something different like interacting with locals, showing off their powers to everyone, etc. That's got to be affecting the future as well. And, Sara spent some time trying to kill Savage in the past to save her sister, so I'm not sure how she got on her high horse.

On a completely random note, how do "Time Wraiths" fit in with the whole concept of time travel in the DC TV universe. Do they only target speedsters who travel through time or would the actions of the Legends eventually get their attention? Are they agents of the Time Masters or separate from them? Why hasn't Barry's last 2 trips (creating and undoing Flashpoint) alerted them this time around?

On a completely random note, how do "Time Wraiths" fit in with the whole concept of time travel in the DC TV universe. Do they only target speedsters who travel through time or would the actions of the Legends eventually get their attention? Are they agents of the Time Masters or separate from them? Why hasn't Barry's last 2 trips (creating and undoing Flashpoint) alerted them this time around?

I think at one point the show described Time Wraiths as being part of the or linked to the Speed Force. Based on that the Legends might not get any attention from them.

I think at one point the show described Time Wraiths as being part of the or linked to the Speed Force. Based on that the Legends might not get any attention from them.

Yes, the Time Wraiths are new and just for the show so all we know is that it's part of the Speed Force. Why they didn't show up the three times Barry was at his mother's death and then messing around with the timeline some more, who knows? Why are they not hunting down Eobard Thawne? He's puttering around even more.

Yes, the Time Wraiths are new and just for the show so all we know is that it's part of the Speed Force. Why they didn't show up the three times Barry was at his mother's death and then messing around with the timeline some more, who knows? Why are they not hunting down Eobard Thawne? He's puttering around even more.

Huh, time wraith is in the comics as well. Just not called time wraith.

I get it, but I'm not buying it. Every time they go back to fix abberations, they're doing something different like interacting with locals, showing off their powers to everyone, etc. That's got to be affecting the future as well. And, Sara spent some time trying to kill Savage in the past to save her sister, so I'm not sure how she got on her high horse.

I agree. The whole issue of not tampering with the timeline is completely arbitrary anyway. There’s no way that showing up in the past and trying to correct all aberrations is completely foolproof. It’s called butterfly effect for a reason.

Let’s face it, these shows don’t exhibit a lot of logic. The inconsistency of the way they treat timelines, and the powers of the speed force comes out of whatever is convenient to advance the episode, not any kind of actual serious forethought.

You have to turn off your brain a bit to enjoy these shows….for the most part, I’ll watch it because they are fun.

Time travel is always a painful thing to write stories around which is why I usually would advise against it, especially when you get into weird crossover universes. Unless the concept is very well thought out it just leaves too many things potentially open.

Agreed, TV shows that completely revolve around time travel is just too difficult to write for and to understand by the audience. Just look at Timeless. It had such great hopes but the full season order was cut short to only 16 episodes and they'll be lucky to get picked up for a second season. It's why I don't think Legends will last as long as the other CW shows.

I get it, but I'm not buying it. Every time they go back to fix abberations, they're doing something different like interacting with locals, showing off their powers to everyone, etc. That's got to be affecting the future as well. And, Sara spent some time trying to kill Savage in the past to save her sister, so I'm not sure how she got on her high horse.

Laurel was fatally stabbed by Damien Darhk in the 18th episode of the 4th season of Arrow.